JCB HMEE vs ZBD-03: Specs Compared

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AArmoured vehicles

Backhoe loader

Credit

Photographer: Sgt Wes Calder RLC. Processed by User:MathKnight · OGL v1.0 · Resized · OGL v1.0 · Source ↗ · Modified

BArmoured vehicles

Infantry fighting vehicle

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Альберт Авагин (Albert Avagin). · CC BY 4.0 · Resized · CC BY 4.0 · Source ↗ · Modified

First system

Second system

At a glance

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

JCB HMEELength

9.45–10.1 m

ZBD-03Length

5.6 m

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

JCB HMEElarger figure on 1 of 1

ZBD-03

Measured figures

13 of 25 rows sourced on both sides

9.45–10.1m

5.6m

Length

All recorded figures & sources

9.45–10.1 m

Length

Single source

6.9 m

6x6

Single source

Configuration

JCB HMEE and ZBD-03 configuration
Specification	JCB HMEE	ZBD-03
Type	Backhoe loader^[source]	Infantry fighting vehicle^[source]
Place of origin	United Kingdom United States^[source]	China^[source]
Used by	Australia , Belgium , Denmark , Germany , Ireland , Israel , New Zealand , Spain , Sweden , Ukraine , United Kingdom , United States^[source]	—
Wars	War in Afghanistan Russian invasion of Ukraine^[source]	—
Manufacturer	JCB^[source]

Produced	2007–present^[source]	2000–present^[source]

No. built	>900 (as of 2020)^[source]	—

Armor	A-kit: standard unprotected B-kit: applique and transparent armour C-kit (Theatre Entry Standard): blast mitigation belly plate, internal spall liner, slat armour, capacity for electronic counter-measures and situational awareness.^[source]	Welded steel protects against small arms and shell splinters. Aluminium alloy body.^[source]